The Journal of Laryngology & Otology: Volume 110 - Issue 12

Thyroid carcinoma causing fatal laryngeal occlusion
N. Carter, C. M. Milroy
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29 June 2007, pp. 1176-1178
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Pure squamous carcinoma of the thyroid gland is an uncommon tumour and is thought to arise in glands containing metaplastic squamous epithelium. Extrinsic compression or tumour invasion of the larynx causing fatal respiratory obstruction are recognized complications. We report a case of primary squamous carcinoma of the thyroid gland where obstruction of laryngeal mucous gland outflow resulted in fatal laryngeal compression. This appears to be the first description of such a sequence of events.

Primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the masseter muscle
L. J. Hollis, S. Poole, J. Hern, K. S. Patel
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29 June 2007, pp. 1179-1181
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Masseter muscle enlargement is one of the differential diagnoses of swelling of the cheek. We discuss a uniquecase of a malignant tumour of the masseter which was found to be a peripheral primitive neuroectodermaltumour (PNET). A review of tumours of the masseter is presented.

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